Wardrobe traveling case



Aug. 16, 1932. T. M. HOUSE WARDROBE TRAVELING CASE Filed Jan. 8, 1931 NQ MMA MIN Patented Aug. 16, 1932 iran stares THOMAS M. HOUSE, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA WARDROBE TRAVELING CASE Application ined January s, 1.931. serial No. 507,490.V

This invention relates to traveling cases Figure 6 is a seotionion the line 6 6 of and particularly.' to what may be termed a wardrobe traveling case, that is, acase where- 1n means are provided for hanging clothes 1n Aa somewhat folded condition and holding these clothes within the case from shifting or r'unipling.

lThe general object of this invention is to provide a traveling case with a clothes support or hanger which may be turned outward from or turned up into the back or lid of the case and in which the clothes supporting rod is removable and adapted to be hung up eX- tra'neously of the case. j

A further object is to provide a follower which may be turned up against the clothes on the hanger to hold them in place and which' is so connected to the hanger supports or arms that when-the latter are turned outward from the back or lid of the case, the follower will also be turned outward.

A further object is to provide means for locking the supporting rod in place'upon the arms and provide means for locking the clothes support or hanger in a position folded back toward the lid of the case.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention isillustrated in the aecompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical section through a traveling oase showing the clothes hanger open; l Y

Figure 2 is a fragmentary front elevation of the Case with'the parts in position-shown in Figure 1; Y a r Figure 3 is a like view to Figure 1 but showing the clothes hanger and follower closed;

Figure l is an end elevation of one of the supporting arms of the'hanger and the hanger rod in place with the lid closed; y

Figure 5 is a like view to Figure l but showing the latch open to permit the removal of the hanger rod; r

Figure 4.

Referring to the drawing, A designates the body of a traveling case and B 'the lid thereof,

this lid being hollow, that is, formed with the I side walls b. The construction Vof the case forms no part of the invention. The lid is, of course, hinged to the body of the case and a partition a extends across the body of the case so as to define what may be termed a i' well a'.

Mounted onopposite walls ofthe sides b of the lid of the case are the metallic plates 10. These are held in place by any suitable 'K means` as for instance, rivets 11. The upper end of each plate 10 is formed with an inwardly projecting lip or lugl 12 and below the-upper end and toward the front of'one of the platesrlO there is an outwardly bulged Y portion 13 having a slot 14 within which operates'a sliding yknob 15 constitutinga stop.

Pivoted at the upper end of each plate 10 is a hanger supporting'arm '16 which is pivoted at 17. The rear end of each arm extends beneath the lug 12. The forward end of one' arm is perforated and the forward end of the other arm is slotted as at 19. Adapted to be disposed between these arms is the hanger or'clothes supporting rod 20 carrying at its opposite ends the disks 21. Each of these disks is perforated at 22. Projecting beyond the disks 21 are the pins or gudgeons 23 and 24.- The gudgeon 23 is circular in cross sec- Jtion to fitthe opening 18 while the gudgeon l 2a' lis flat-tened or many-sided in cross section to fit the slot 19. Thus when this hanger against accidental movement, I provide aV latch 26 pivoted at 27 upon that supporting arm which has the slot 19. This latch 26 is formed with a recess or notch 28 to embrace the gudgeon 24 and lock this gudgeon in place within the slot 19. The arm Q6 is formed with a slight projection 29 on its inner face which wedges against the outer face of the corresponding arm 16 when the latch is turned to a closed position and prevents accidental detachment of the latch from its locking position.

Pivoted to the lower ends of the plates 10 is a U-shaped follower 30, the arms 31 of which are pivoted to the lower end of the plate as at 32. The rear ends of these arms 31 are pivotally connected at 33 to an upwardly extending link 34,-each link being pivoted at its upper end as at 35 to the corresponding arm 16. Thus it will'be obvious that when the arms 16 are turn-ed down to an approximately horizontal position, the follower arms 31 will be turned to a horizontal position and that when the arms 16 are raised so as to carry the hanger upward and into the interior of the lid B, the follower will be also raised and will force the clothes supported upon the hanger rearward against the inner face of the case.

For the purpose of holding the follower in its raised or clothes holding position, I

Aprovide the sliding stop 15 which, when the follower is raised, may be shifted downward to a position in front of the follower 30, thuis holding the follower Yfrom any outward movement and thus, of course, holding the hanger itself from any outward movementa In the use of this device, when placing clothes within the bag, the hanger is turned to its outwardly projecting position and the follower, of course, springs downward to a position where the follower 30 is itself slightly beyond the well a. The clothes are then hung over the hanger rod 20, the lower ends of the clothes hanging downward if necessarv into the well a.

When the hanger is loaded, the hanger Y arms are turnedupward, carrying the hanger rod and the clothes into the upper portion of the lid B and shifting the carrierv upward and inward to its clothes holding position. The parts are then locked by the stop 15. At the journevs end or whenever desired, the hanger -rod 2O may be readily removed fromV the hanger supporting arm 15 by relea-sing the latch The hanger rod mav then be hung up by means of the cord 25 and constitute a convenient clothes hanger y particularly for ladies dresses, skirts, etc.

bviouslv.A I do not wish to be limited to any particular style of case or particular construction of the case nor to other details of construction except as defined in the appended claims.

1. A case having lid. Y rod supporting arms pivoted within the lid adjacent their inner ends, means limiting the outward movement of the arms, a hanger rod supported upon the extremities of the arms, a follower extending parallel to the back of the lid and having inwardly extending arms op eratively pivoted to the lid adjacent their inner ends, and links connecting the inner ends of said follower arms to the inner ends of said hanger supporting arms whereby the hanger and follower are caused to move simultaneously when operated.

2. A case having a lid, ro-d supporting arms pivoted adjacent their inner ends within the lid, means limiting the outward movement of the arms, a hanger rod supported upon the extremities of the arms, a follower extending parallel to the back of the lid and having inwardly extending arms operatively pivoted to the lid adjacent their inner ends, links connecting the inner ends of said follower arms to the inner ends of saidhanger supporting arms whereby the hanger and follower are caused to move simultaneously when operated, and means for latching the follower in its upwardly turned position adjacent the lid.

3, A case having a lidY formed with side walls, metallic plates attached 4to the side walls, one of said plates having a slot, hanger supporting arms pivoted adjacent their rear `ends upon said plates, a hanger rod mounted upon the outer extremities of said arms, the plates at their upper ends having inwardly turned lugs constituting stops against which the inner ends of the arms rest when the arms are projected, a follower bar having inwardly extending arms pivoted adjacent their rear ends to the plates, links connecting the rear ends of the follower arms with the rear ends of the hanger supporting arms, and a stop mounted in said slot and adapted to be shifted into a position in front of the follower when the follower is turned to a position adjacent the lid.

il. A traveling case having a lid, hanger supporting arms pivoted within the lid midway between the hinged and free end thereof whereby the hanger arms may be turned upward into the lid or outward when the lid is in a vertical position, a hanger mounted on the extremities of the arms, a follower having inwardly extending arms pivo-ted within the lid adjacent the hinged edge of the lid, the follower arms having a length less than the distance between the pivots of the follower arms and the pivots of the hanger arms whereby the follower arms may be turned up to a position toward the lid and against the clothes supported upon the hanger.

5. A case having a lid` hanger supporting arms pivoted within the lid adjacent the free end thereof, means limiting the outward movement of the arms relative to the lid. a hanger mounted on the extremities of the signature.

THOMAS M. HOUSE` 

